Type-setting machine.



E. F. LINKE.

TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man luLY 10, 1913.

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E. F. LlNKE. TYPE SETTING mAc'HTN'E.

APPLICATION FILED IULY IO| |913.

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EMIL E.r LINKE, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, AssIGNoE To THE UNITYPE COMPANY,

A CoEroEATIoN 0F NEW JERSEY. l

To all whom tm/ay concern Be it known'that I, EMILv F. .LINnEyaV citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, county of Hartford, and' State of Connecticut, have invented certaink new and useful Improvements in Type-Setting Machines, fully described and represented Yin thefollowing specificationV and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the The object of the present invention is to provide improved devices for assembling in linevr the type received from the type channels of'a type setting machine.

The "invention, inmost of its features, is applicable generally inV type setting machines,'buttheinvention has been made in connection with machines of` that class employinga rapidly'irotating type carrying disk or table, and certain specific features of the invention are limited to such a construction. The invention will, therefore, be

illustrated and described as applied -to such a machine. v f

For a full understanding of the invention 'a detailed description of a construction embodying all the features yof the same in their preferred form will now be given in Yconnection with the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, and the features forming theiinvention will 'then be `specifically pointed out in the construction. Fig. 3 is an elevation in section on the line 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sideelevationin'section on line 5 .of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a plan of the typeway and rotating table, and Fig. 7 isa sectionalgelev ation in detail of the type adjusting device.

" Referring now to the drawings, A is the composing cylinder having the usual type channels a and fingers b, between which fingers the type are delivered onto the rotating Atable B. The table B `has an up- Wardly extending Hanger or guard c rotating with the table lagainst which the type are rapidly moving belt v18 which carries them TYPE-SETTING MACHINE.

moved by centrifugal force as the tablero- Vtates, all' of these parts being well known.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 6, one ofthe lingers Z) has a spring extension 10 so shaped as to form with the flange c a converging one, in contact with the {iange c, .will be carried past and into the typeway ahead of the other: the guard 10 lirst` yieldingfto` prevent breaking or jamming of the type and then springing backinto place when the second type is free to move forward from the shoulder 1 in itsturn. .A lug 14 upon the guard 10 contacts with the guard 13 to limit the outward movement of theV guard 10.

As shown in Figs. 3 and G, the typeway 12 curves in anarc and then continues in a' tangentA line 15, and the typeway leaves the4 surface of the rotating table at the end of the curve and rises 'at an incline, the typeway now being formed by the guard `13,

guard 16, and inclined plate y17 all of which parts form a stationary bridge from the end of which the type are delivered to ra to theplace of assembly. The movement of the type from the rotat-` ing table B tothe belt 1SV through the stationary part of the type-way is made certain by a brush wheel 19, the lower brush part vof which contacts with the type just as they leave the table vB and drives them `up the inclined way or` bridge to the belt. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this wheel 1s carried'by an arm 20 pivoted t0 a standard "21 attached to the frame, the construction' permitting vertical movement of the wheel. In Fig. 5, :the part 22 ofthe periphery/Cf the wheel is 'shown in frictional Contact with the flange c of'y the rotating table B, and the weight of the wheel together with,y the method of mounting causes it to :be driven by this Contact with the flange c. The part 23 of the wheel is shown in the same figure as just clearing the guard 1.3 while'the brush 132111194 glee-rs the bottom of "the typeway.

`,Specivion 0f Lettr ,Patent- Patented Aug. 17, 1915. Y v.Application led July 10, 1913. Serial 110,778,303.

It is found in practice that it is preferable to use abrush Wheel formed With its brush surfacer in sections, and spaces between the sections, as shown, a better feeding action on the type being thus secured, the spaces between the sections affording openings into which the leading end of a type may be fed and preventing choking which otherwise might occur. i

The belt 18 is mounted upon pulleys 25,

26, the latter of which is adjustable as indicatedin Figs. 1 and 2 in order tovary the belt tension. A suitable space is provided between the end of plate 17 and the pulley 26 to permitof this adjustment. The belt is further provided with a plate 27 bolted to .thestandard 23 the purpose of which is to steadyy the type carrying part of the beltl and prevent flapping or undue vibration. The type are carried endivise and'm serial order by the belt, and as theyy reach the delivery end of thebelt'they pass underneath a light spring 29, best shown in Figs. 3 and 7, which operates to maintain the type in a horizontal position during the time they are moving olf thelbelt as it passes over the periphery of pulley 25. rlhe tension and position of the spring 29 are determined bythe screws 30 and 31 shown in Fig.- 1. The screw 30 acts to hold the spring 29 in adjusted longitudinal position Y in the spring carrier, which spring carrier is mounted to rotate in its support for adjusting the spring tension, and is locked in adjusted position b v set screw 31.

The delivery of the type into the assem- V bling channel 32 is completed by fingers 33 mounted upon a rotating shaft 34 Which contact with the type as it is delivered from the belt, and carry it against a stop plate `35 preferably formed of Celluloid or such similar material as Will not injure the facey of the type, and pack the assembled type `downward through the curved delivery channel 36, the plate 35 preferably being inclined, as shown in Fig. 1 to aline the type and correct any failure of the fingers 33 to complete this part `of the Work during the assembling.

The driving mechanism may be of any suitable character, but the driving mechanism shown is simple and efficient and is preferably used. The rotating table is provided With a gear indicated at 40 in Fig. 1

not' to be limited to the specific construction or arrangement of parts shown asjforming my improved assembling devicesgbut that these may be modified While retaining the invention as defined by the claims. 7e

The invention has been described as embodied in a machine for handling ordinary printers7 type, but it Will be understood that it may be applied also in machines for handling matrices, and the term type used herein is to be understood as including matrices. Certain features of the invention may be embodied, also,'in devices for handling other small articles, andthese features'are claimed for all such uses.y

lVhat is claimed is rf f 1. A typeivay having a convergingv entrance and including a resilient guard forming a Wall of the entrance, saidguard being provided with a rounded shoulder to prevent vchokingl the entrance yby a plurality of type entering together.

2. A typeivay having a convergingentrance, a fixed Wall on one side ofthe entrance, and a `resilient guardforming the opposite Wall of the entrance.

3'. A typeWay having side Walls and a moving bottom, one'ofthe side Walls rbeing fixed andthe other adapted to yield laterally. Y

4. rThe horizontally rotating table'B, and flangec, in vcombination With resilient guard 10 having shoulder 1, and a typeWay receiving the type from the guard.

5. A horizontaltype-carrier,'a type-carrier inclined upwardly in the direction of movement of the type, a bridge or chute connecting the carriers, and meansfor moving the type across the bridge from the Vho'rizontal type-carrier onto the upwardly inclined type-carrier. i

6. A horizontal typeWay having a moving bottom, an upwardly inclined typeway having a movingbottom, a bridge connecting thetWo Ways, and a rotating brush Wheel to impel the type across the bridge onto thc moving bottom of the upwardly inclined type-way.

7. A horizontally rotating carrying table,

a type carrier comprising a moving belt adapted to support and 'carry thetype endwise and in series,and a guidevvayfor directing the type from the table to lsaid type carrier, and a rotating brush inv said guide- Way for feeding the type to the carrier.

3. A 'type carrier comprising a moving belt in combination with means pressing upon the type transversely to the belt as it leaves the delivery end of kthe belt With such' pressure as to hold the type in hori- 125 zontal position as they leave the belt.

9. A type carrier comprising a moving vbelt in combination with a spring pressure device acting transversely to the belt against the type on the delivery end of the belt With 139 such pressure as to cause the delivery of the type in a horizontal position.

10. A type carrier comprising a moving belt inclined from the horizontal in combination with a horizontal plate spring pressing upon the type transversely to the belt at thedeliveryend of the belt With such pressure as to cause the delivery of the type in a horizontal position.

11. In combination, the inclined belt 18, belt pulleys 25 and 26, and spring 29 pressing on the type on pulley 25 With such pressure as to hold the type in horizontal position as they leave the belt.

12. In combination, the belt 18, pulleys 25 and 26, and spring 29 pressing on the type on pulley 25, and rotating packer 33, said spring acting to hold the type horizontal as they pass from the belt to the packer.

13. In combination, the belt 18, pulleys 25 and 26, spring 29 pressing on the type on pulley 25, rotating packer 33, curved type channel 36, and stop plate 35.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

EMIL F. LINKE.

Witnesses:

S. E. BROWN, T. F. KEHOE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents eacli, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

